Horodok, Lviv Oblast
Encyclopedia
Horodok is a city in Lviv Oblast
(province
) of Ukraine
. It is administrative center of the Horodok Raion
. Population is 16,082 (2001).
This is the place where King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Jogaila
died on 1 June 1434.
A battle took place there in 1655 (see battle of Horodok).
Lviv Oblast
Lviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
(province
Oblast
Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...
) of Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. It is administrative center of the Horodok Raion
Horodok Raion
Horodok Raion is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Horodok. It has a population of 73,974.It was established in 1939.-External links:*...
. Population is 16,082 (2001).
This is the place where King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Jogaila
Jogaila
Jogaila, later 'He is known under a number of names: ; ; . See also: Jogaila : names and titles. was Grand Duke of Lithuania , king consort of Kingdom of Poland , and sole King of Poland . He ruled in Lithuania from 1377, at first with his uncle Kęstutis...
died on 1 June 1434.
A battle took place there in 1655 (see battle of Horodok).